Pizarro claims another Bundesliga milestone

Claudio Pizarro, the Bundesliga’s all-time leading foreign scorer, set another mark on Saturday when he became the league’s oldest scorer in Werder Bremen’s 1-1 draw at Hertha Berlin.

Aged 40 years and 136 days, the Peru striker claimed his 195th Bundesliga goal in dramatic fashion to equalize on the last kick of the match after coming off the bench for Bremen in the 61st minute.

“I am very happy; this point helps us and I am very proud to have scored,” said Pizarro, who has also played for Chelsea, Bayern Munich and Cologne.

Luck shone on Pizarro when he smashed a speculative free-kick under Hertha’s wall and the ball took two deflections before hitting the net in the 96th minute.